Tim In LA

To the creators, congratulations on creating a very challenging Sunday puzzle. For this user, however, it made for quite an unpleasant solving experience.

The obvious cleverness required to construct this decidedly did not translate into pleasure for the solver. Too clever by half; the aha moment was replaced by relief that it was over.

YHEAR No, no, no, no. Bad clue. Terrible answer.

“Teentsty” may be one of the most inelegantly spelled words I’ve ever seen—and it has no place in this otherwise reasonable puzzle.

The vast majority of the fill was straightforward and easy; the theme, on the other hand, was just terrible: too convoluted by half, and not in the least bit satisfying.

Numbers – and words – fail me in describing what an unpleasant solve this was.

I'll be looking forward to the comments on this one. I'll even go out on a limb and say the sentiment will be quite negative. I will say one thing about the wordplay: UNALIVED is unacceptable. OK, two things: NUMETAL?!?

Good god no. An oddly intricate construction with absolutely no gratifying payoff.

Good lord, no. I finished it, and in a decent time, but what a far-fetched conceit with a subpar denouement.